OMAGH TO DUNGANNON GREENWAY
“Derry Road Greenway”
The ‘Derry Road’ out of Omagh tacking 40km across the Tyrone countryside through Sixmilecross and Pomeroy and into Dungannon.
ROUTE DETAILS
| Length | 40 kilometres |
| Estimate | £6 million |
| Timescale | 2026 to 2040 |
| Type | Former railway |
| Title | Great Northern Railway |
| Border area | No |
| Councils | Fermanagh and Omagh District Council |
| Mid Ulster District Council |
IMAGES
PROGRESS UPDATES
Idea stage
Feasibility
Construction
Completed
June 2016: FODC applies to Stage 1 of the DfI Small Grants Programme for Greenways competition
November 2016: FODC secures DfI £8,000 grant funding for a feasibility study on the “Omagh to Carrickmore greenway”
August 2017: “Omagh to Carrickmore greenway” misses cut at DfI Small Grants Programme stage 3
RESOURCES ELSEWHERE
Closure of ‘Derry Road’ a great loss to Ireland (Derry Journal)
Rail link to Omagh would cost £500 million – report (Ulster Herald)
Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway (Wikipedia)
Exercise Explore Enjoy: A Strategic Plan for Greenways (Department for Infrastructure) PDF 2.8MB
Strategic Plan for Greenways Base Report (AECOM, Sustrans, DfI) PDF 15.7MB
GREENWAY PROJECTS WHICH INTERSECT
Following the old ‘Derry Road’ line, this potential 60km greenway would run from Omagh through Strabane and along both banks of the Foyle into Derry.
DUNGANNON TO BALLYGAWLEY GREENWAY
With a new dual carriageway bypassing the old A4 road from Belfast to Enniskillen, the remaining road could eventually host a 21km roadside greenway link.
DUNGANNON TO COLERAINE GREENWAY
A winding 85km former railway route through mid Ulster through Cookstown, Magherfelt, Maghera, Garvagh and Kilrea.
Former railway route 43km south from Omagh passing Fintona and the junction to Bundoran before going through Ballinamallard into Enniskillen.
PORTADOWN TO DUNGANNON GREENWAY
A 25km route starting up the ‘Derry Road’ from the existing railway station at Portadown across the Blackwater and into Dungannon.
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